A new artist today has to get their teeth fixed, has to tighten their jeans up, and they have to get ’em the right kind of hat, and if anything’s wrong with their nose, if it’s a little crooked, it’s got to be straightened up.
GEORGE JONESI lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
More George Jones Quotes
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It goes beyond the money. It goes beyond all of that and the glory.
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I love what I’ve done and I just can’t stand to see what they’re doing to it. But I’ve learned to live with it because that’s what they’ve done. They’ve come in with the modern sounds. I call it modern pop. It’s not country anymore.
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I lay my head on the wheel and the horn begins honking, the whole neighborhood knows that I’m home drunk again.
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I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.
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It might have taken an hour and a half or more for me to get to the liquor store, but get there I did.
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I hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel for what gets signed to a label and played on the radio.
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Country fans need to support country music by buying albums and concert tickets for traditional artists or the music will just fade away. And that would be really sad.
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There’s bad in everything. I dislike people misusing something that I love so much.
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Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you.
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Before then, Britain was pessimistic and the role of government was largely managing Britain in decline.
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After the first couple of years recording I did a lot of praying. I said, ‘Lord, please give me a hit.’ I want one so bad.
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Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their lazy characters. Maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.
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Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with rather simple melodies that the average person can follow.
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If drinking don’t kill me, her memory will.
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I can’t be all that wrong. I do love traditional country music. I love the good stuff.
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